April BOD Meeting Minutes

MEMBERSHIP Kevin reported two new additions to the mailing list from March. He reported that the instructor Favio is also on the mailing list now. WEBSITE The website is up to date. Warren is waiting on Larry for a little write-up on the last event 

ARCHIVIST Nothing to report 

PARKING LOT Compass has terminated their lease. Rendell reached out to Grubb, who terminated their one space. Susan has contacted the principal at Montclair Elementary, and also reached out to their PTA but has not heard back from them. Susan also sent emails to six local businesses but has not been able to follow up. Then Compass expressed possible interest in the spaces if they’re still available. As of meeting time Susan is waiting to hear back from Compass Suan also reached out to the Montclair Village Association, of which we are a member. A representative from the Association will reach out to all members 

HOT COURTS The lights have been an ongoing issue. They do not come on until its already dark. Christine did a 311 call and other participants said that they would also. According to Christine the city has viewed the complaint and closed the case 

UPCOMING EVENTS CAL tennis watch party coming up. Wayne will email participants with details on where to meet. Kevin Stewart will host a “welcome to tennis” event. Seven participants have signed up so far. There was some discussion/confusion regarding Favio’s role, what he can provide, and what he will charge. Kevin will communicate with Favio to clarify. There as brief discussion regarding details of the event. It was concluded that it’s kind of an experimental event for beginners. There is also a round robin event scheduled. Eleven people have signed up. Also Susan is working on a TGIF event. No events scheduled yet for June or July. Kenny mentioned that two people have requested a singles event. Stan volunteered to host such an event. Details to be worked out. Inter-club events: Wayne has reached out to Chabot three times without response. Kenny will try to contact folks that he knows at Chabot. He will also try to contact Oakland Hills. BTC was also mentioned. Kevin can do a World Team Tennis event in July. Short discussion regarding some details 

OLD BUSINESS Several members have repaired the wind screens facing the school yard/parkinglot, but Kenny advised that the screens are in poor condition and need to be monitored. Kevin says he has the missing keys “somewhere in a box”. He will let us know when he finds them. Good luck, Kevin. Eventbrite has again changed its format for sign-up. All info is now filled in before you pay— much better. Audit: Warren, Bruce and Kenny carried out the audit on March 15. Warren observed that Kenny as a good handle on the system. Kenny likes the system because purchases and income can be itemized. 

NEW BUSINESS Susan moved that we change the way we collect money, switching from PayPal to EventBrite. It will save us money and is easier for participants and is less complicated for treasurer. Motion passed 7-0 Wayne suggested a parking management company as a possible solution for the parking lot situation. He will send info to Susan. Court Surfacing: Wayne has done some research regarding USTA grant money. They offer up to 20k per court for reconstruction. The next step will be to send photos to USTA, along with the proposal for the slip sheet process from Vintage. Wayne will send those items 

Minutes were taken by Bruce Williams